The photographer, who was not working for the station at the time, was using his phone to record video of a large crowd of Monument Avenue protesters passing by The Camel, a live music venue, on West Broad Street.
“Stop filming bro,” one protester yelled.
“I can film whatever I want,” the CBS 6 staffer replied. “Get out of my face.”
At that point video showed the photographer's phone knocked out of his hands. Video then captured a protester hit the photojournalist with what he described as a big stick.
Police officers responded and the photojournalist was transported via ambulance to the hospital, where he received four staples in his skull. He was later released from the hospital.
"This is not a peaceful protest," he wrote.
Additionally, a marked WTVR CBS 6 crew on the scene captured video of one protester who was concealing a baseball bat.
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